Modeling for Evaluation of Residential Environment in Local City Considering Heterogeneous Households

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to model the evaluation structure of residential area in a regional urban area considering the heterogeneity of households. In addition to indicators such as convenience in transportation, living comfort, and safety and security, it is assumed that the familiarity to community and the living near family are also considered as factors to evaluate the living environment. Therefore, we conduct the internet questionnaire survey in a regional urban area, using the subject as a person who is planning to relocate. Using survey data, we analyze the characteristics of the various indicators and their weights for the residential environment. Furthermore, we also analyze the relationship between household characteristics and the weight of various evaluation factors. Based on the result, we model the evaluation structure of the environment in the residence according to the household characteristics with hierarchical Bayesian modeling. As a result, it can be mentioned that household characteristics should be considered to model the evaluation structure of the residential environment.